ID released for man who fled police into river

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities have identified the man who died after jumping into the Allegheny River while fleeing police in Pittsburgh.

Officials say 19-year-old David Thomas died at a hospital Wednesday night after fleeing following a wrong-way crash in downtown Pittsburgh.

Thomas was allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car when police tried to pull him over. After the crash, investigators say he went over a wall, climbed down a construction trailer and jumped into the river. Rescue divers pulled him from the water but he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Two other men who were in the car with Thomas face charges related to the stop.